Re: Bug#2524: problems with base package
Dale Scheetz writes:
>
> But when you upgrade, don't these changes get blown away by the new
> installation of rc.boot?
Uh, no. rc.boot is a directory, and new stuff yyou put there doesn't
just go away. That's the point of dpkg vs. tar xvf ;)
> I agree with Michael that a method of implimenting local additions to the
> boot process are as necessary as /usr/local.
I don't think anyone disputes that.
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